Gnocchi Maestro

ABSTRACT

The Gnocchi Maestro is built of polypropylene material, and can also be made of steel, fiberglass, glass, or wood. The paddle is 8 inches long, 4 inches wide and 1 inch thick. The left and right sides are 8 inches long, 4 inches wide and contain two 0.4 inch-diameter holes. The top and bottom sides are 4 inches long and 1 inch wide. The front contains 63 V-shaped grooves that are 0.125 inches wide, 0.11 inches deep, and angle in at 60 degrees. The back contains 35 U-shaped grooves that are 0.188 inches wide and 0.125 inches deep. The handles are of a “C” shape, 3.3 inches long each with rounded corners. The short side of each “C” is 0.4 inches in diameter and 3.3 inches long. The long side is 0.4 inches in diameter and 5 inches long, covered with a plastic cylinder that is 4 inches long and varies in thickness.

BACKGROUND OF THE GNOCCHI MAESTRO

The Gnocchi Maestro is a simple kitchen tool that revolutionizes the classic Italian dumpling method. The traditional way of making gnocchi is a laborious process, wherein each piece is painstakingly crafted with rolling pin, finger and fork. The grooved surfaces and sturdy handles of the Gnocchi Maestro enable cooks to make numerous gnocchi with just one pass of the paddle over any recipe of gnocchi dough.

The Gnocchi Maestro provides more than four times the surface area of either the tines of a fork or the grooves of the antique gnocchi device used by some Italian cooks. With the Gnocchi Maestro cooks can roll, shape and decorate six or eight gnocchi, an entire portion, in the time it takes to create one piece the old-fashioned way. Cooks can choose either the fine decorative lines of the paddle front of the device (V-shaped grooves), or the rustic fork effect of the paddle back (U-shaped grooves). For extra ease, there's yet another method of quick gnocchi production open to users of the Gnocchi Maestro. Pressed gnocchi skips the usual step of rolling the dough into logs. By simply pressing the dough onto a work surface with the Gnocchi Maestro, the cook creates a decorated, perfectly even template that can be cut into four, six or eight gnocchi in seconds.

The Gnocchi Maestro solves a major problem for home cooks who have shied away from serving gnocchi because of the labor factor. With the Gnocchi Maestro, dinner for 8 can be ready in 50 minutes, from dough to garnished plates. The Gnocchi Maestro opens up new possibilities for cooks of every level. Home cooks can savor a once time-consuming rarity anytime they wish, now that gnocchi can become part of their everyday menus. Professional chefs also save valuable labor time using the Gnocchi Maestro.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The Gnocchi Maestro is a tool for making gnocchi invented to improve and facilitate the process. It is a paddle and two “C”-shaped handles. The paddle front is engraved with fine decorative or “V” shape grooves; the paddle back engraved with fork-effect or “U” shape grooves. The handle is attached to the paddle through two holes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is the front elevation of the invention

FIG. 2 is the front elevation with a handle at upper position of the invention

FIG. 3 is the back elevation of the invention

FIG. 4 is the back elevation with handle at upper position

FIG. 5 is the right side elevation of the invention

FIG. 6A is the right side elevation with handle positioned at zero degrees

FIG. 6B is the handle cover

FIG. 7 is the right side elevation without the handle

FIG. 8 is the top or the bottom side elevation with handle at upper position of the invention

FIG. 9 is the top or bottom side elevation with handle at zero degree angle position 

1. Gnocchi Maestro consisting of: a. The paddle: The front of the said paddle is engraved with “V” shaped grooves. The back of the said paddle is engraved with “U” shaped grooves. The sides of the said paddle have a flat surface.
 2. a. the handle The said handle is composed of two equally-sized “C” shaped handles; when both handles meet at the upper position of the front or back paddle, they form the grip of the device. The middle of the said “C” shaped handle is covered with a plastic at the grip.
 3. The said handle of the claim 2 is attached to the said paddle of claim 1 through two holes. The said two holes are positioned in the said paddle of claim 1 so the said handle of the claim 2 can rotate around the said paddle of the claim
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